#this is a stinking cold

[tinknevertalks]

Holy crap, I'm actually taking time to rest with this stupid cold? I'm drinking Lemsip and tea and lying in bed? Who even am I?

[septic-salad]

Slightly toned down version of the goob for art fight 😍

[idioticvamp]

after that craig makes sure he washes his jacket every week

[traceyc-uk]

*the friendly **anonimous** ghost was waiting to appear unnoticed but the wards around The New Fifth Year are as strong as ever. The ghost swooshes behind the boy and gives the top of his hair a smooch. The kiss serves as a thank you for lighting everyone's mood in Hogwarts and bringing pure affection in their hearts*

ehehehehehehehehehehehe

PS. *a bowl of assorted nuts misteriously appears in the owlery*

PPS. *the cat finds a toy mouse filled with catnip in his favourite nap spot*

Omg you SWEETHEART, thank you!😭🫂💖💕I don’t know what he’s done this time but it’s so heartwarming to hear 🥰 I feel the same when I see everyone else’s blogs pouring so much fun and joy in what they create, so smooches for you and all the inspiring lot on here

[freddie-221b]

i think i'm ill, i just spent half an hour allocating broadchurch characters birthdays and hogwarts houses instead of doing my politics essay.

i blame this on you @princeloww

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Kinslaying is a Social Construct

Basically exactly what I said on the tin, I think that “kinslaying” was a social construct taught by the valar to the noldor, teleri, vanyar etc. Not murder, that’s not a social construct, but the taboo of “kinslaying” is absolutely a social construct, like virginity, probably created sometime after the valar came.

The reason I say this because only when the feanorians killed people it’s called kinslaying, but when on other occasions we see elf on elf murder (eol killing adrehal, Turgon executing Eol, when elves fight back and kill feanorians (which is self defense, don’t get me wrong, but still technically murder)) it’s not really referred to as kinslaying (as far as I’m aware)

And if Kinslaying had actual physical consequences on elven faer beyond what you’d expect if an elf were to kill a human or dwarf or something, I would certainly think that at least Turgon would have been a lot more hesitant in executing Eol as opposed to another punishment.

Also, technically orcs are elves but twisted, so technically killing orcs is also kinslaying to some degree.

In other words, kinslaying is hyped as this ultimate taboo that elves absolutely should not ever do, yet as far as I’m aware it doesn’t actually have consequences outside of the standard “you killed someone” ones.

Like, even Thingol’s reaction to the feanorians’ first kinslaying of alqualond can be justified as “you massacred unarmed people” which is in and of itself already bad enough.

Also, I refuse to believe that, when the elves first awoke under the stars before the valar came, they magically knew that killing is wrong/an over reaction, or how to deal with negative emotions in a none destructive way. I personally think those first years were messy af.

So yeah, kinslaying is actually more of a social construct created and taught by the valar when the elves came to aman, and outside of Mandos’ judgement of “you killed people” it doesn’t actually have any specific consequences.

I also think that “kinslaying” is a lot rarer than human on human murder because elves, by virtue of being immortal, have a higher bs tolerance and are a lot less prone to over the top emotional outbursts, which leads itself to being a lot less likely to commit murder than other mortal races would. And this I turn means that when an elf does kill another elf it’s viewed as much more horrific than other types of murder which lends itself to the “kinslaying is taboo” mindset.

Side note: the Avari and the silvans, by virtue of not giving half a damn about the valar, think the way the noldor, teleri, vanyar, and even sindars stress about “kinslaying” is pretentious and just call it murder.

My silvan trans thranduil au:

Thranduil: *hears a non-silvan/avari elf talk about the taboo of kinslaying*

Thranduil: just call it murder like a normal person.

Ps: once again this is my interpretation of the text, you are free to think whatever you want.

[suturaura]

[aldoodles]

Idk what someone said, but it obviously didn’t go over well with w the kids who just cleaned blood from their hands

[carbonateddelusion]

I think the face that I don't have my own Spamton IRL to hold and cuddle is fucking stupid

[a-curious-studyblr]

Omg I have my first ever PhD interview today 😱

[sinnamonbun-in-purgatory]

Dove(they/them) is a 15-17 year old member of the Blackbeard pirates, and the obvious youngest of them…

Also being a “bloody human”, meaning they can control any type of blood within an animal or person, even their own…

But years ago, Dove died, and so now their devil fruit keeps them alive through regeneration and now they have to eat and drink people to keep living along with the side effects of throwing up their rotting organs once a week to regrow new ones.

Dove is essentially a vampire, but doesn’t enjoy being called one…

(Also. If I wanna put an original character into an AU of my favorite media then my god I will do it!…)

[ganja-hq]

The worst part about sleeping in a civilized person's house is I can't smoke half asleep in bed and I have to somehow fall asleep sober

[tysonfurybattlepass]

adobe is STINKY

[fantastic-mr-corvid]

[dracolizardlars]

ok its over an hour til bedtime (only reason im gonna make myself stay up to my normal time is bc Warmduscher are playing a live session on the radio later) but can I say. I know it might be asking a lot. but please. for the love of all that is good. could I have a FUCKING NORMAL NIGHT'S SLEEP TONIGHT